Women in Pensions Awards 2018 - Shortlists published

The inaugural Women in Pensions Awards aims to shine a spotlight on the work of the inspirational and groundbreaking women in the pensions sector as well as the organisations and mentors that support them.

Professional Pensions has had an exceptionally positive response to these awards. Over 450 organisations and individuals were nominated for the Women in Pensions Awards and we received a total of 374 completed entry forms - with many categories having 50 or more entries each.

The entries were then rigorously assessed by a panel of 23 eminent judges to come up with the finalist lists you see below - something that was no easy feat considering the exceptional quality of the entrants' submissions.

To see the full list of judges, visit the Women in Pensions Awards website.

The winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Hilton London Bankside on Tuesday, 26 June 2018.

To find out more about this event and to sponsor it or book a table contact Hannah Heath on 020 7484 9865.

Further information about the awards can be found at: http://events.professionalpensions.com/womeninpensionsawards/static/home

The finalist lists are as follows:

Pensions Woman of the Year

Claire Altman - Smart Pension
Dawn Turner - Brunel Pension Partnership
Emma Watkins - Scottish Widows
Fiona Morrison - Lane Clark & Peacock
Hannah Lewis - Behave London
Jane Beverley - Xafinity Punter Southall
Jane Galvin - Barnett Waddingham
Jenny Condron - Mercer
Lesley Titcomb - The Pensions Regulator
Margaret Snowdon - PASA
Michelle Cracknell - The Pensions Advisory Service
Romi Savova - PensionBee
Tracy Blackwell - Pension Insurance Corporation

Award for Supporting Diversity

Capital Cranfield Pension Trustees
EY and Herbert Smith Freehills (Women in Pensions: Breakfast Discussion Series)
LCP
Legal & General Investment Management
M&G Investments
Mercer
Pension Insurance Corporation
Pension Protection Fund
PwC
Redington
Willis Towers Watson

Pensions Manager of the Year

Chantal Bray - HSBC
Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames - HSBC Pension Trust (UK)
Fiona Brown - Thomas Cook Group
Gillian Mitchell - Zurich Insurance Group
Heather Vaughan - Just
Michele Hirons-Wood - UK Power Networks
Natasha Wilson - Post Office
Romi Savova - PensionBee
Sara Protheroe - Pension Protection Fund
Sharon Edey - J.P.Morgan
Sheena Cowan - RBS
Victoria Bell - RPMI

Trustee of the Year

Fiona Colley - Southwark Council
Heather McGuire - BESTrustees
Janice Turner - Association of Member Nominated Trustees
Joanna Matthews - Capital Cranfield Trustees
Judith Maguire - Capital Cranfield Trustees
Martine Trouard-Riolle - Capital Cranfield Trustees
Naomi L'Estrange - 2020 Trustee Services
Penny Green - BESTrustees
Rebecca Cooke - Wrigleys Pensions Trustees
Vicky Paramour - Law Debenture

Adviser of the Year

Claire Southern - Hogan Lovells
Emma King - Eversheds Sutherland
Jane Ambachtsheer - Mercer
Jane Higgins - Allen & Overy
Karen Shackleton - MJ Hudson Allenbridge
Kate Freeman - CMS
Laura Myers - LCP
Lydia Fearn - Redington
Lynda Whitney - Aon
Margaret de Valois - Star Actuarial Futures
Radhika Ravi - Willis Towers Watson
Rona Train - Hymans Robertson
Victoria Tillbrook - PwC

Administrator of the Year

Carol Bradshaw - Universities Superannuation Scheme
Geraldine Brassett - Capita
Jacqui Magee - Deloitte Total Reward and Benefits
Jane Murray - Willis Towers Watson
Jenny Monger - Trafalgar House
Joanne O'Leary - Nationwide
Karla Bradstock - THPA
Lara Botha - Pension Protection Fund
Sara Protheroe - Pension Protection Fund

Investment Manager of the Year

Barbara Saunders - P-Solve Investments
Bettina Edmondston - Saracen Fund Managers
Claire Bews - M&G Prudential
Helen Prior - Cardano Risk Management
Johanna Kyrklund - Schroders
Karen Watkin - AllianceBernstein
Laura Bottega - Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Louise Dudley - Hermes Investment Management
Paola Binns - Royal London Asset Management
Polina Kurdyavko - BlueBay Asset Management

Rising Star Award

Anna Darnley - Accenture
Faye O'Toole - NEST Corporation
Hadassah Shulman Pinsent Masons
Honor Fell - Redington
Kelly Tran - Newton Investment Management
Laura MacPhee - USS
Michelle Cremin - NEST Corporation
Pravi Prakash - National Grid Pension Scheme
Tiffany Tai-Yan Tsang - Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
Zoe Burdo - Willis Towers Watson

Mentor of the Year

Alison Gartside - Aon
Carolyn Schuster-Woldan - LCP
Catherine Carruthers - Capita Employee Solutions
David Fairs - KPMG
Hannah Lewis - Behave London
Helen Stokes - LCP
Joanna Matthews - Capital Cranfield
Lynda Whitney - Aon
Mark McNulty - JLT
Romi Savova - PensionBee
Tina Kripps - Willis Towers Watson

Role Model of the Year

Alison Hatcher - HSBC Global Asset Management
Avgi Gregory - Muse Advisory
Emma Douglas - LGIM
Gemma Woodall - KPMG
Gillian Mitchell - Zurich Insurance Group
Hannah Lewis - Behave London
Jane Ambachtsheer - Mercer
Joanna Matthews - Capital Cranfield
Joanne Segars - LGPS Central
Margaret Snowdon - PASA
Michelle Wright - LCP
Sally Bridgeland - A range of roles at organisations including NEST, LPP, Lloyds Banking Group Pension Trustees and Avida